The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-09-30
THE RACE TODAY.
Too Much Fog and too Little Wind
All Day Yesterday.
Description of the Course That VIII
be Sailed II 1t Blows.
What the Puritan and MayfIower Die
with the Cenesta and CaIatea.

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NEW YORK, Sept. 29-Too much fog and
too little wind conspired to prevent the sec
ond trial between the Volunteer and Thistle
today. Many were disappointed, as nearly
every one had started out with the expecta-
tion of seeing race. In the crowds in the
bay there was one accident, though happily it
did not result fatally. The steamer Brock
ton, of the Stonington Line. laden with pas
sengers, came into collision with the tug
j. @. Hart. of Roundout, which also had
party of sightseers aboard. Both vessels
were badly smashed but it is believed no one
was hurt.
Unless the wind shall fail tomorrow as it
did today the race will be sailed, and the
Americas cup will probably be safe, at least
so say the knowing ones. The race tomor-
row will be 20 miles to windward or leeward
and return. 1t is desirable to have the first
| 20 miles sailed TO windward, but the wind
may not permit this. Indeed, in the last two
| struggles for the cup, this race had to be
sailed to leeward and return. If the wind
should be north, northwest, or west, for in
stance, it would be impossible to sail 20
miles to windward from either the Scotland
| or Sandy Hook Lightship, and the race
| would have to be sailed to leeward. If the
wind should be south, southeast, or east, on
the other hand, the race could be sailed to
| windward.
Ii the wind is easterly or westerly the
yachts will 60 along the Long Island shore
as far as the Far Rockaway beach, when
they will turn the outer mark OF course
| thew will nnf ho olo o.
1t Will be possible to distinguish them if the
weather is clear. If the wind is northerly
or southerly they will 60 down the Jersey
coast, about to Spring Lake, where they
will turn the outer mark If the WIND be
southeast or northwest the yachts will 20
out to sea and be lost to sight from the near
est shores.
The manner of laying off the course is a
Rrazzier rha 70 landsmen; but it is very simple.
| will carefully note the direction of the wind
| according to the compass. They will then
| announce to the yachts by a prearranged
code Of signals the direction of the course.
| tug Will then be sent out in the direction
decided upon to measure off 20 miles BY
| means OF patent log, which automatically
| measures and records the distance traversed
by vessel. When this tug has covered 20
miles she will come to anchor and display
red ball at her masthead. The yachts will
round the tug, keeping her on the starboard
| hand.
1t is impossible, of course, to give any def
mite idea of the time that will be taken to
sail the race. The limit. is seven hours, and
If the regatta committee finds during the
| progress of the race that there is not wind
enough to enable the boats to make it in this
time they will declare the race off for the
day, and set another date for it. When the
| Puritan and Genesta met for this race. We'd
| nesday, Sept. 16, 1885, there was a fresh
wind from the west-northwest The course
| outer mark in hours and IA seconds. and
Coming IN back back on the wind the Puritan, with
.,,s - Ip.L' 40 ~, i,,oNi ioi .iiO cueeci,
ed time The ociai racor5 of tha pa,o y
as follows: ''-' '"'o -
START. FINISH
HM. $. H.M. S.
Puritan. II oe OF a % 10
Genesta ...-..."....'.. IL o5 16 4 10 80
ELAPSED CORRECTED
TIME. TIME.
Puritan. II; M n; s. :, H M N; s. s
| Tbus n will no eaen tbat T., = foo hroaro
the race was sailed in n trifie over I've honrs'
| which is excellent. the total distance sailed
| being about AZ miles. '''-s1
Last, year the Mayflower and Galatea had
| by which the former heat the latter was dne
| to the unsatisfactory conditions of weather
| The wind when the racers Started was fairly
| good from the northwest and the course ,uas
| 20 miles to the southeast The Yachts went
| out under club topsails. splnnakers and hal
loon lib topsails. The wind kept diminish
| ing all day, and the Mayfiower came near
not finishing within seven hours. Much
| time had been last in waiting Of tha Start
and hence it was late when the race was
over. The official record is as follows
sr.pr rrs,s,y
H.Ms h M. 5.
Galatea.....-...-.. IL "a 10 6 AZ So
| ELAPSED CORRECTED
| TIME. TIME.
! ,f.,eoox H. M g; H.M. 8.
| Gsjafea ''.'.'.''.'' 29SS SVo Vo 4S 4S ~
| O. ~ 80 ie w
% thls race occupied nearly seven hours,
| ana was not over tlli after O'Clock.
Ii the volunteer wlns-and there were
| lew Yesterday VINO venfured to think that
sne VIII hot; Whateyer they may hope-that
seltles IT, Inere VIII be no third race. The
cup VIII remain with the New York Yacht
CiuD, as evidence tnat this nation can build
faster yachts than Great Britain, and, by
''TSa The n"..or, onor,y,a,n,;, s.... -.
much of the interest that was felt In atsS to-
ed ~ fsraS race, ~ , was SO generally regard
of Tuesday can be heard of. The Scotsman
are not backing the Thistle. They are a
away with thar oi iu,s aeo lneir patriotism run
That talk about a "bar'T' of monav NrvhI5, wh;c5h
some English or Scotch syndicate was to mt